Shortening, briefly

• This ans., e.g
• I.e., e.g
• Dict. label
• Common crossword clue tag
• Common crossword notation
• Shortened form of a wd
• Short form of a wd
• Mr. or Ms., e.g
• Self-descriptive letters

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n. (alternative spelling of abbr. dot= English).